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Nintendo games dominate this year's Top 20 best selling list. We've got the full scoop.

By IGN Staff

According to data gathered by NPD, Nintendo controls the majority share of this year's top selling games from January to August. The giant publisher/developer is responsible for a whopping 11 titles to make the top 20 (counting N64 and GB software). Perhaps more impressive though, Nintendo games hold the top four sports on the list as well, with Pokemon Blue and Pokemon Red grabbing the top two notches while Mario Party and Super Smash Bros. round out the list. PlayStation's Syphon Filter edges into the top five.

The Top 20 Best Selling Interactive Software Titles from January to August 1999

1. Pokemon Blue (Game Boy)

2. Pokemon Red (Game Boy)

3. Mario Party (N64)

4. Super Smash Bros. (N64)

5. Syphon Filter (PS)

6. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)

7. WCW/NWO Thunder (PS)

8. Frogger (PS)

9. GoldenEye 007 (N64)

10. Pokemon Pinball (Game Boy Color)

11. Gran Turismo (PS)

12. Star Wars: Episode I Racer (N64)

13. WWF Attitude (PS)

14. Driver (PS)

15. Pokemon Snap (N64)

16. Crash Bandicoot 2 (PS)

17. Simcity 3000 (PC)

18. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (N64)

19. Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (Game Boy Color)

20. Need for Speed: High Stakes (PS)

Interestingly, a strong showing of Nintendo's Zelda 64, released November of last year, still barely edged out the ninth-placed GoldenEye 007, which debuted for Nintendo 64 August 1997. This is the truest demonstration of the first-person shooter's staying power.